Dust-pan



(No Model.)

J. P. WYNKOOP.

DUST PAN.

No. 325,804,. Patented Sept. 1, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EricE.

DUST-PAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,304, datedSeptember 1, 1885.

Application filed October-10, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JEHIEL F. WynKoor, of Philadelphia, county ofPhiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improve ment inDust-Pans, of which the following description, in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawingsrepresenting like parts.

My invention relates to dust-pans, and has for its object to produce amore convenient dust-pan than those heretofore in use, and also one ofsimpler and cheaper construction, a comparatively small amount ofmaterial being required and a very small amount of work needed formaking the dust pan.

The body portion of the pan is composed of a rectangular piece of sheetmetal-usually tinned iron-having two of its adjacent cor ners foldingtoward one another and united by a seam, thus forming a hood or shieldover the bottom of the pan, which is substantially triangular in shape,one side of the said triangle forming asweeping face or edge, over whichthe dirt is swept into the covered receptacle, the said edge beingcorrugated, as hereinafter described, in order to stiffen it, and alsoto form a ledge to prevent the accidental discharge of dirt from thedust- The dust-pan is provided with a handle,

preferably tubular, and united with the body of the dust-pan at the apexof the triangular dust-receptacle, the said handle being used, ifdesired, as a discharge-passage for the dirt collected in the dust-pan.

Figure 1 is a side elevation or end view of a dust-pan embodying thisinvention. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, and Fig. 3 a diagram showingthe shape of the blank forming the main portion or body of the pan.

The main portion a of the pan is made of a single rectangular piece ofsheet metal, as shown in Fig. 3, having a recess, b, in one edge toreceive the handle a, the corners of said blank ateither side of therecess 11 being folded toward one another, and the edges 2 3 and 4t 5united in a seam at d, (see Fig. 2,) thus forming a hood or cover overthe bottom of the pan, making a dirt-receptacle which confines the dustand dirt as it is swept into the pan over the edge 6 thereof.

The side of the rectangular blank that is to form the sweeping-face iscorrugated or bentupward, as shown at f, Fig. 1, from the level of thebottom a of the pan, and then inclines downward, forming asweepingface,e, which extends to the fioor or carpet, comingin close engagementtherewith, so that the dirt will readily pass upward over the said edgeinto the dirt-receptacle, instead of passing beneath the edge, asfrequently happens with ordinary dust-pans when the edge becomessomewhat curved or warped.

The ridge at f prevents the dirt from easily escaping from thedust-receptacle after it has been swept up over the face 6.

The dustpan made of arectaugular blank, as described, has as long asweeping edge or face as the usual dust-pans made of a blank of equalsize, and the triangular hooded receptacle receives and confines thedirt better than an open pan.

The handle 0 is connected with the pan at the apex of the triangle, aband, it, being preferably employed to strengthen the joint between thesaid handle and body of the pan. The handle is shown as tubular, and ispref erably left open, thus forming a dischargepassage from the apex ofthe triangle, which may be used to empty the dirt, if desired, or thedirt may be discharged from the hood at either end of the sweeping-edgec.

It is obvious that a pan of this construction is well adapted for acrumb-tray for table use. Any suitable form of handle maybe employed.

I am aware that a covered dust-pan has been made from a single blank,adjacent edges of which wereseamed together; also, that a dustpau hasbeen provided with a corrugated sweeping-face; but such construction Idonot herein broadly claim.

I claim-- A dust-pan having a triangular covered dirt-receptacle, and anopen tubular handle connected therewith at the apex of the triangle, andadapted to serve as a discharge-passage, substantially as described.

' In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

J EHI EL F. XVYNKOOP.

lVitnesses:

Jos. P. LIVERMORE, W. H. SIGSTON.

